radiant

1. a. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate. Source: opted

2. a. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Source: opted

3. a. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. Source: opted

4. a. Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. Source: opted

5. a. Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. Source: opted

6. n. The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. Source: opted

7. n. A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. Source: opted

8. n. The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate. Source: opted

9. adj. radiating or as if radiating light Source: wordnet

10. Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; acrown radiant. Source: adambom

11. j:100 s radiating or as if radiating light Source: ecdict

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